Description
The Solway Firth is an extensive and remote area of saltmarsh, mudflats, sandy coast, dunes and reedbeds attracting a wide range of wetland birds. Breeding and passage waders include Fluierar cu picioare roșii, Pietruș, Scoicar and Culic mare. Winter wildfowl and seabirds include Rață lingurar, Rață mică, Lebădă de iarnă, Gâscă cu cioc scurt, Gâscă călugăriță, Rață sunătoare, Eider, and divers, grebes, and auks. Also look out for Egretă mică, Pescăraș albastru, Ciocârlie, Mărăcinar negru and Fâsă de luncă. Otters are possible, plus seals, porpoise and dolphin offshore. At Grune Point the receding sea leaves tidal lagoons ideal for rockpooling.
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Access
Leave M6 at Carlisle and follow A596 to Wigton, then signs to Calvo or Skinburness. Click on a P in the map to get directions.


